Last Updated: 14 May 2022
In India, the renaming of cities started way back from 1947 following the end of British rule in India.
Many Indian states’ names were changed during British Raj in India.
After the Independence of India, People from several states proposed changing the names as per their local language and various other factors.
Many changes were controversial, and not all proposed changes were implemented. The proposed name had to be approved by the central government in New Delhi to officially rename it.
We present to you a complete list of city name changes in India that had been renamed from 1947 till date.
List Of City Name Changes In India
| No. | Past Name | Present Name | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alleppey | Alappuzha | 1990 |
| 2 | Allahabad | Prayagraj | 2018 |
| 3 | Amin | Abhimanyupur | 2019 |
| 4 | Banaras | Varanasi | 1922 |
| 5 | Bangalore | Bengaluru | 2006 |
| 6 | Baroda | Vadodara | 1974 |
| 7 | Belgaum | Belagavi | 2014 |
| 8 | Bellary | Ballari | 2014 |
| 9 | Bijapur | Vijayapura | 1956 |
| 10 | Calicut | Kozhikode | ~ |
| 11 | Cannanore | Kannur | 1957 |
| 12 | Chirayinkil | Chirayinkeezhu | 2012 |
| 13 | Chikmagalur | Chikkamagaluru | 2014 |
| 14 | Cochin | Kochi | 1996 |
| 15 | Cuddapah | Kadapa | 2005 |
| 16 | Fort William ↓ Calcutta | Kolkata | 2001 |
| 17 | Gauhati | Guwahati | 1983 |
| 18 | Gulbarga | Kalburgi | 2014 |
| 19 | Gurgaon | Gurugram | 2016 |
| 20 | Hospet | Hosapete | 2014 |
| 21 | Hubli | Hubballi | 2014 |
| 22 | Indravati ↓ Umravti | Amravati | 1097 |
| 23 | Jajesmow | Jajmau | 1948 |
| 24 | Jubbulpore | Jabalpur | 1947 |
| 25 | Jeypore | Jaipur | 1727 |
| 26 | Kanhiyapur ↓ Cawnpore | Kanpur | 1948 |
| 27 | Karnavati | Ahmedabad | 1411 |
| 28 | Kattachakonam | Kesavadasapuram | 1949 |
| 29 | Lakshmanpuri ↓ Lakhanpur ↓ Lakhnau | Lucknow | 1528 |
| 30 | Madras | Chennai | 1996 |
| 31 | Mangalore | Mangaluru | 2014 |
| 32 | Mapuça | Mapusa | 1946 |
| 33 | Mumba ↓ Boa Baia ↓ Bombay | Mumbai | 1995 |
| 34 | Mustafabad | Saraswati Nagar | 2016 |
| 35 | Mysore | Mysuru | 2014 |
| 36 | New Bombay | Navi Mumbai | 1995 |
| 37 | New Raipur | Atal Nagar | 2018 |
| 38 | Ootacamund | Udhagamandalam | 1972 |
| 39 | Orissa | Odisha | 2011 |
| 40 | Palghat | Palakkad | 1866 |
| 41 | Panjim | Panaji | 1961 |
| 42 | Pataliputra | Patna | 490 BCE |
| 43 | Pondicherry | Puducherry | 2006 |
| 44 | Poona | Pune | 1978 |
| 45 | Qila Rai Pithora ↓ Siri ↓ Tughluqabad ↓ Jahanpanah ↓ Kotla Firoz Shah ↓ Purana Qila ↓ Indraprastha ↓ Shahjahanabad | Delhi | 1648 |
| 46 | Quilon | Kollam | 1949 |
| 47 | Rajahmundry | Rajamahendravaram | 2015 |
| 48 | Ratnapur | Latur | 1905 |
| 49 | Saket | Ayodhya | 1969 |
| 50 | Shimoga | Shivamogga | 2014 |
| 51 | Tanjore | Thanjavur | 1950 |
| 52 | Thirusirappalli ↓ Trichinopoly ↓ Trichy | Tiruchirappalli | 1971 |
| 53 | Thrishivaperur ↓ Trichur | Thrissur | 1949 |
| 54 | Trivandrum | Thiruvananthapuram | 1991 |
| 55 | Tumkur | Tumakuru | 2014 |
| 56 | Vizagapatam | Visakhapatnam | 1979 |
| 57 | Wheeler Island | Abdul Kalam Island | 2015 |
List Of State Name Changes In India
| No. | Past Name | Present Name | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andhra State | Andhra Pradesh | 1956 |
| 2 | Madhya Bharat | Madhya Pradesh | 1959 |
| 3 | Madras State | Tamil Nadu | 1969 |
| 4 | Mysore State | Karnataka | 1973 |
| 5 | Orissa | Odisha | 2011 |
| 6 | Tipperah | Tripura | 1949 |
| 7 | Travancore-Cochin | Kerala | 1956 |
| 8 | United Provinces | Uttar Pradesh | 1950 |
| 9 | Uttaranchal | Uttarakhand | 2007 |
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You forgot Indraprastha name of Delhi
Thanks Ashish! We have updated it.
Hi
I’m tracing an old village called Lagadapuram in the state of Vizagapatnum.
My grandfather migrated from that village in 1908 .
Can you supply me with updated information.
Thanks
Stanley